Salary : $5,751.00 - $11,284.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OS/DRT/222695
Department: LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date: 06/25/2026
Closing Date: 7/5/2026 11:59 PM Central

Lead transformative, statewide initiatives that improve the lives of Louisianans. This unique opportunity provides program management and a governance structure to multiple project work streams across the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). The project director will coordinate with the Bureau of Legal Services on compliance-related issues and will support multiple program offices (Office of Behavioral Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services) and Medicaid initiatives that are aimed at implementing the agreement reached with the United States Department of Justice regarding persons with serious mental illness (SMI). These initiatives will be statewide and touch almost all of the LDH. The position will report to the Deputy General Counsel, who handles legal compliance issues related to the agreement reached with the United States Department of Justice, including issues that affect Medicaid, OBH, and OAAS.

If you're a collaborative leader with a passion for public service and managing complex initiatives, this role offers the chance to make a lasting impact across Louisiana.

Minimum Qualifications
Seven years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

An advanced degree, or a Juris Doctorate, plus three years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

• Leads program management activities by monitoring project budgets, consultant contracts, work plans, governance structures, project records, reporting activities, evaluations, and data collection.
• Coordinates program-level activities by facilitating meetings, developing program documentation, organizing project resources, leading cross-departmental workgroups, and resolving implementation barriers.
• Collaborates with Assistant Secretaries and project leads across LDH, including OBH, OAAS, Medicaid, Budget, Legal, and the Office of the Secretary, to ensure project milestones are achieved and resource needs are met.
• Serves as the primary point of contact between parties identified in the Agreement by building and maintaining relationships with local, state, and federal officials, stakeholders, and project team members.
• Develops and maintains executive-level reporting structures to communicate project and program status, progress, and outcomes.
• Provides project management support for special initiatives within the Office of the Secretary and Bureau of Legal Services by developing work plans, monitoring contracts, and coordinating activities across project teams.
• Ensures alignment of project initiatives across the Department through effective coordination, communication, and oversight of multiple concurrent projects.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of the Secretary / Legal / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment, Promotional appointment, or Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)

Cost Center: 3071070203

Position Number(s): 50556686
How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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Contact Information:

Deanda Thymes
LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
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Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement- State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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